The National tribune., 1887-03-03

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places W here good MII 4
story-telleIs were re- E's4
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isms and into the bar tNIFIbE Y
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retreats from such in-AANk3NH# 4
nictiOns They who gAeIW5NIsg
remained busted them 81 Isl
selves with lheir cor "
respOndencc, theirplans n - "AkNhk,
for the future, and what Siendicants aud pau
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their attention Warner began his screed, and
speedily ran the steam up TO where every valve
began blowing of at once. He shouted and
stamped and flung his long arms about like
old fashioned fails. Foam gathered at the cor
ners OF his mouth, and each particular hair on
his head stood on end like quills upon the fret
full porcupine Still nobody paid any atten-
tion 10 him except the stenographers, who have
10 grind out their hard-earned daily bread by
taking all this kind of stud.
The Speaker was busiy engaged making
some memoranda apparently of matters that
were TO come mp, the Clerks were aiding h:m'
the pages were skylarlIing around i'm theempty
space before the Speakers desk, many Of the
Republicans were gathered around johnson, of
Indiana, who was apparently giving an Inter
esting account OF a campaign, and illustrating
forennger Gen. John &. Black, who had come
on the floor was the center Of quite group OF
Members who were greeting him cordially, and
most of the remaining Members were chatting
in the groups by the hreplaces. In the midst
of what Warner intended for a crushing point
a lond laugh rang out and filled the chamber,
even 90 the drowning of the orators voice. IL
came from one of the crowds about the fire.
places and evidently marked the termination
OF am especially funny story. The Speaker
looked up. frowned aud grasped his gavel, but
did not rap. Warner tore along needless of
the incident He is too used TO such things 10
be put out by them at this late day.
Occasionally Steele Of Indiana, Pettib0ne, Of
Tennessee, Miliken, OF Maine, would take
enough interest in what he was saying 10 nag
him with an inquiry as TO why he voted for the
bill IN the first place. but this was all the at
tention he reeeived.
What he was pleased TO call his argument
aboundcd IN all manner of errors aud misstate-
ments. For example, he said that there were
on the muster-ros Of the late war 3,765,690
men, which is, as the Adjutant Generals re-
port only shows 9, S59,l 1872, was nearly 100000
out OF the way.
Warner estimated that there are yet living,
aud not on the pension-roll, more than l,OOO,-
600 This would make the total number oil eN-
soldiers now living about 100000, which
Is largely In excess Of any careful estimate
He asserted "that the cost TO the country
of The bill would be no less than fifty or
sixty millions a year" The absurdity OF
this is at once apparent for that amount Of
money would put on the rolls at Sl2 month
more than 100000 men! lie said that not
one man in regiment that went out in ls6l
and 2 would be benefited by the bill" lie
denounced the Grand Army as being manipu-
lated by claim agents-bmndished a copy Of
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE over his head, and
denounced il and all connected with il so viO-
1. g.,
ally when the hammer fell, sat down, fOaming,
sweating, painting and mOnping his distorted
face.
ONE POST FAvoRs THE VETO
Mr. McAdOo, Of New Jersey, then rose with
something OF a flourish TO read a communion
tion from john T. Luck. Commander of Els
worth Post, Of Union, Hudson Co.. ~ j.. sup
porting the veto. lt was the sole c0mmunica-
tiOn of tile kind offered during the debate,
though il was understood that three or four
other Posts had done likewise, while thousands
of Posts had expressed themselves strongly the
other way. Brumm, of Pennsylvania, called
out:
For every one like that which you can fur
nish we will show you hundred on the Other
side"
He could have said "a thousand" without
any risk whatever.
Cultivate, of Ohio, followed with an expla
nation of why he changed his vote. His expla
nation did not explain" for the objection Ia,
raised had no basis in fact being that il would
make an unjust discrimination by putting new
men on the roll at higher rate than the 202,
600 who are already there and receiving les
pension than SIP month. OF course, il ther,
was any force ia this obicction-which then
was not since its premises were ialse-it wa
equally good when he voted for the bin th'
FIRST time.
He also tried hard TO make point by show
ing that the lcttcrhead used by the Adjutan
of one Of the Posts IN forwarding a prOtes
against the veto contained his business card
War Claim Agent"
Col W. H. Morrison then took five minute
90 explain why he had suffered "A change O
heart since the Presidents vetO His speccl
was calm moderate and argumentative AM
what he said was listened TO with much NOR
attention than any remarks since the openin
of Bnge's speech. lie based his objection
mainly on the grounds that the term helu
lessness" meant different things 10 ifIeren
men that there would be widely different in
terpretatlons of the law by different Secreta
Ties OF the Interior, and that the first sectio
relating TO dependent parents in effect mad
the Government insure the life of every ma
who had been a soldier. for the benefit of hi
parents, should they survive him.
Mr.. Sowden, of Pennsylvania, then too
five minutes 10 make a diagram of his chang
of base. ii Is objection was that " there al
Orahe soldiers whose disability has been rate
as total and who have been aud are Feceivin
but s. a month. You propose by this bin
elevate the pauper soldiers of this countr
above and beyond these 50,274 patriotic me
who bore the brunt OF the war, who fought a
battles Of their country, and contracted the
disability in the field through exposure whi
IN actual service and Ia the line of duty"
lie said, F" have not yet heard this obiectic
urged against this measure"
AowOndcr There is nothing in il.
There was nothing Ia the bill 10 prevent d
totally disabled men already on the pensio
roll at less than Sl2 month from electing
receive The higher rate. The only proyisiC
was that no man should receive more than on
pension at a time.
Mr.. Springer thought il would require
least 10 minutes for him 10 show the new ligl
that had come 10 him since voting for the bi
Iie devoted most Of the time 20 reading e
tracts showing the divergence Of views amor
Senators, Representatives and others, as 10 q
operations of the BILL, The hammer fell befo
he arrived at the conclusions he wished draw